A flashlight holder for use with a conventional hart hat to releasably receive a flashlight of the type defining a faceted barrel and a head which is rotatable relative to the barrel for operation of the flashlight. The flashlight holder is designed such that a flashlight is operable with one hand when retained in the flashlight holder. The flashlight holder defines a barrel support secured to a base. The barrel support defines an interior surface and a slot configured to cooperate to closely receive and retain the flashlight barrel in a non-rotatable manner. The base of the flashlight holder defines a tab configured to be releasably engaged within a slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat. A locking projection extends from the tab for engaging a lower edge of the hard hat.
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1. A flashlight holder for releasably receiving a flashlight and for being releasably mounted on a conventional hard hat defining a slotted receptacle on at least one side thereof, the flashlight including a faceted barrel and a head, the head being rotatable with respect to the barrel for operation of the flashlight, said flashlight holder assembly comprising:
a barrel support defining a faceted internal surface adapted to closely receive the faceted flashlight barrel, said barrel support preventing rotation of the flashlight barrel such that operation of the flashlight by rotation of the flashlight head does not impart rotation of the flashlight barrel, said barrel support further defining a slot along a length thereof to assist in opening said barrel support for receipt of the flashlight barrel; and a base defining a base plate, said barrel support being secured to an upper surface of said base plate, said base further defining a tab adapted to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat whereby the flashlight is directed in front of the wearer of the hard hat.
11. A flashlight holder for releasably receiving a flashlight and for being releasably mounted on a conventional hard hat defining a slotted receptacle on at least one side thereof, the flashlight including a faceted barrel and a head, the head being rotatable with respect to the barrel for operation of the flashlight, said flashlight holder assembly comprising:
a barrel support defining a faceted internal surface adapted to closely receive the faceted flashlight barrel, said barrel support preventing rotation of the flashlight barrel such that operation of the flashlight by rotation of the flashlight head does not impart rotation of the flashlight barrel, said barrel support further defining a slot along a length thereof to assist in opening said barrel support for receipt of the flashlight barrel; and a base defining a base plate, said barrel support being secured to an upper surface of said base plate, said base further defining a tab adapted to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat whereby the flashlight is directed in front of the wearer of the hard hat, said tab defining a locking projection extending from a distal end of said tab away from said barrel support, said locking projection being provided for engaging a lower edge of the hard hat, thereby preventing unselected removal of said flashlight holder from the hard hat slotted receptacle, said tab being fabricated from a resilient material such that as said tab is inserted into the slotted receptacle of the hard hat, said tab is flexed to accommodate passage of said locking projection, said tab being at least partially relaxed upon passage of said locking projection through said slotted receptacle and engaging the lower edge of the hard hat, said base plate further defining a lower surface adapted to substantially conform to a portion of the conventional hard hat, whereby when said flashlight holder is mounted on the conventional hard hat, said flashlight holder is closely held to the surface of the conventional hard hat.
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to the field of flashlights and holders for holding flashlights.
2. Description of the Related Art
Flashlights are useful because they are portable and lightweight. In certain situations, it is preferable to place the flashlight in a holder such that both of the user's hands are free. For instance, construction workers, electricians and maintenance workers often require the use of a flashlight and it is common to affix a holder to a hard hat and insert a flashlight in the holder. Some flashlights commonly used are operated by holding the barrel of the flashlight and twisting the head. Among the several disadvantages of using this type of flashlight in a holder is that it requires two hands to operate the flashlight, one hand being used to hold the barrel and the other to manipulate the head. Otherwise, the flashlight would rotate in the holder.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,406,040 issued on Sep. 27, 1983, to R. P. Connone discloses a flashlight holding implement which is attached to a hat brim for enabling the user to direct and adjust the angular position of the light beam. The '040 device includes a flashlight adapted with a clip, a flashlight supporting clip, and a hinge-type mechanism for selecting the angular position of the flashlight relative to the flashlight supporting clip.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,199,780 issued on Apr. 6, 1993, to J. M. Ekman discloses a hat attachment for receiving a flashlight in an orientation to project a beam of light forward of the wearer. Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,438,494 issued on Aug. 1, 1995, to B. L. Harlan discloses a holder for a flashlight. Each holder defines an attachment device which is parallel to the flashlight barrel support portion such that the holder must be attached to one side of a hat or cap. The barrel support portion of each holder holds the flashlight barrel therein using only friction, which, under certain circumstances, will permit the rotation of the flashlight barrel therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,460,346 issued on Oct. 24, 1995, to N. Hirsch discloses an article holder which includes a clip and a clamp to which the clip is releasably securable. The clip defines an article holding portion which releasably holds a cylindrical article such as a flashlight. The article holding portion defines a configuration similar to the barrel support portion of the prior art illustrated in FIG. 1. As in previously discussed prior art devices, the cylindrical article is held in position via friction, which, under certain circumstances, will permit the rotation of the cylindrical article therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,463,538 issued on Oct. 31, 1995, to R. C. Womack discloses a portable light source which is mounted on a hat or cap via an adjustable mounting bracket. The light source includes a separate portable power source which communicates with the light source via an electrical connector. The mounting assembly must be secured to an object to support the light source and is not free standing.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,658,065 issued on Aug. 19, 1997, to J. Jamieson discloses a flashlight holder configured to be secured to a protective helmet, a hardhat or the like. The '065 device includes a carrier element adapted to receive a standard flashlight, an adjustment means connected to the carrier element and provided to adjust the carrier element and the flashlight to the position required by the protective helmet wearer. A mounting adapter means is connected to the carrier element by the adjustment means and provided to releasably attach the holder to the protective helmet. The mounting adapter means includes a leaf and a resilient tong which are adapted to be received in a slot defined by the helmet. The adjustment means comprises a swivel ball-socket arrangement.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,868 issued on Sept. 9, 1997, to D. Montalbano et al., discloses a flashlight bracket for releasably securing a flashlight to a portion of a brim of a helmet. The flashlight bracket is adapted to receive a flashlight having a handle portion and a light emitting portion, the light emitting portion being disposed to emit a beam of light at an acute angle or at an approximate right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle portion of the flashlight. The flashlight bracket includes a face plate, a flashlight maintaining apparatus, a substantially C-shaped channel, and a face plate clamping apparatus. The flashlight maintaining apparatus is disposed on the face plate and is adapted to receive the handle portion of the flashlight. The substantially C-shaped channel is disposed on the lower portion of the face plate and cooperates with the face plate clamping apparatus to clamp the flashlight bracket to the helmet.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,894,604 issued on Apr. 20, 1999, to S. C. Crabb et al., discloses various types of head gear, each being provided with an aperture on either side adapted to loosely receive the barrel of a flashlight. The aperture is oriented such that the flashlight projects a beam of light forward of the wearer. In using the '604 device, the flashlight is illuminated and then inserted into the aperture.
Although not specifically directed to a device for mounting a flashlight to head gear, U.S. Pat. No. 5,673,502 issued on Oct. 7, 1997, to M. T. Caterbone teaches a light apparatus adapter for attachment to a sports shoe. The apparatus includes a toe shoe form adapted to be secured on the upper portion of a toe of a shoe. A strap is connected to the toe shoe form for circumscribing the heal of the shoe to which the toe shoe form is to be attached. A light is connected to the toe shoe form for focusing a beam of light in generally a direction forward of the toe shoe form to light the path ahead of the shoe wearer.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,206,543 issued to the inventor of the present device discloses a flashlight holder assembly for releasably receiving a flashlight of the type having head rotatable with respect to a barrel for operation thereof. The '543 device is specifically configured for receiving a flashlight having a barrel which defines a faceted exterior surface. As illustrated in
Other devices provided for holding a flashlight relative to another object are disclosed in the following U.S. Letters Patent:
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The present invention is a flashlight holder for use with a conventional hard hat without modification of the hard hat. The flashlight holder is designed such that a flashlight can be operated with one hand when retained in the flashlight holder. The flashlight holder is adapted to releasably receive a flashlight of the type defining a faceted barrel and a head which is rotatable relative to the barrel for operation of the flashlight.
The flashlight holder defines a barrel support which is secured to a base. The barrel support defines an interior surface and a slot which cooperate to closely receive the flashlight barrel. The interior surface of the barrel support is faceted for receiving the faceted exterior surface of the flashlight barrel and thereby retaining the flashlight in a non-rotatable manner. The slot permits the expansion of the barrel support to accommodate the flashlight barrel, thus creating a retaining force on the flashlight barrel when inserted therein. The flashlight barrel is linearly adjustable within the barrel support.
The hard hat is of a conventional configuration which includes a slotted receptacle defined on either side thereof for receiving various conventional attachments such as a face guard or other safety device. The base of the flashlight holder defines a tab extending from the base plate in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to the longitudinal axis of the barrel support. The tab is configured to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle of the hard hat. A locking projection extends from the distal end of the tab in a direction opposite the barrel support for engaging a lower edge of the hard hat.
In order to facilitate a locking engagement of the flashlight holder tab within the hard hat slotted receptacle, the tab is fabricated from a resilient material such that as the tab is inserted into the slotted receptacle, the tab flexes to accommodate passage of the locking projection. When the locking projection passes the lower edge of the hard hat, the tab snaps back toward its initial configuration, whereby the locking projection is engaged under the hard hat lower edge and prevents unselected removal of the flashlight holder. The tab remains partially flexed when engaged within the slotted receptacle such that the flashlight holder is held tightly as a result of the bias of the tab. In order to remove the flashlight holder from the hard hat, the tab is flexed to disengage the locking projection. The flashlight holder is then lifted to remove the tab from within the slotted receptacle.
The above-mentioned features of the invention will become more clearly understood from the following detailed description of the invention read together with the drawings in which:
A flashlight holder incorporating various features of the present invention is illustrated generally at 10 in the figures. The flashlight holder 10 is fabricated from a one-piece construction and is adapted to be releasably mounted in a conventional hart hat 50.The flashlight holder 10 is designed such that a flashlight 12 can be operated with one hand when retained in the flashlight holder 10. Further, the flashlight holder 10 is adapted to releasably receive the flashlight 12 such that the flashlight 12 is useful both as a handheld device and as a hard hat-mounted device when employed in situations where it is necessary or otherwise desirable to have both hands free. The flashlight holder 10 is further adapted to be of a small size such that if required, the flashlight holder 10 is easily removed and placed in the user's pocket for temporary storage. The small size of the flashlight holder 10 of the present invention further lends itself to being less restrictive regarding potential interference between the flashlight 12 and the environment in which the user is deployed. Specifically, the flashlight holder 10 presents a reduced risk of the user hitting an object with the flashlight 12, thereby reducing the risk that movement in a close environment will cause accidental removal of the hard hat.
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Generally, the flashlight holder 10 defines a barrel support 22 which is secured to a base 24. In the illustrated embodiment, the barrel support 22 is integrally formed with the base 24 as well as the remaining elements of the flashlight holder 10, whereby the flashlight holder 10 is fabricated in a one-piece construction. The barrel support 22 defines an interior surface 26 and a slot 30 which cooperate to closely receive the exterior surface 18 of the barrel 16 of the flashlight 12. Specifically, the interior surface 26 is faceted for receiving the faceted exterior surface 18 of the barrel 16 of the flashlight 12 and retaining it in a non-rotatable manner therein. The slot 30 permits the expansion of the interior surface 26 to accommodate the barrel 16 of the flashlight 12, thus creating a retaining force on the flashlight barrel 16 when inserted therein. The flashlight barrel 16 is linearly adjustable within the barrel support 22. In the preferred embodiment, the barrel support 22 defines four faces 28 which are configured to contact four alternating faces 20 of the faceted exterior surface 18 of the flashlight barrel 16, shown most clearly in FIG. 6.
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A tab 34 extends from the base plate in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to the longitudinal axis of the barrel support. In the present invention, the tab 34 extending from the base 24 is configured to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle 52. A locking projection 36 extends from the distal end of the tab 34 in a direction opposite the barrel support 22. As best illustrated in
In order to facilitate a locking engagement of the flashlight holder tab 34 within the hard hat slotted receptacle 52, the tab 34 is fabricated from a resilient material such that as the tab 34 is inserted into the slotted receptacle 52, the tab 34 flexes to accommodate passage of the locking projection 36. When the locking projection 36 passes the lower edge 54 of the hard hat 50, the tab 34 snaps back toward its initial configuration, whereby the locking projection 36 is engaged under the hard hat lower edge 54 to prevent unselected removal of the flashlight holder 10. In an alternate embodiment of the hard hat 50 (not illustrated) wherein the bottom of the slotted receptacle 52 does not correspond to the or the lower edge 54 of the hard hat 50, the locking projection 36 engages the bottom edge of the slotted receptacle 52 to prevent unselected removal of the flashlight holder 10. The tab 34 remains partially flexed when engaged within the slotted receptacle 52 such that the flashlight holder 10 is held tightly as a result of the bias of the tab 34. In order to remove the flashlight holder 10 from the hard hat 50, the tab 34 is flexed to disengage the locking projection 36. The flashlight holder 10 is then lifted to remove the tab 34 from within the slotted receptacle 52.
Illustrated in
The offset angle Θ is provided for two primary purposes. First, it will be seen most clearly in
Second, the offset angle Θ is provided for adjustability of the angle of the light beam. Specifically, as illustrated in
The degree of the angle Θ is adapted to the particular hard hat 50 on which the flashlight holder 10A is being mounted. Typically, the angle Θ is in the range from about 3 degrees to about 10 degrees. However, the present invention is not limited to such range, as it is foreseeable that particular applications will require angles not in this range.
From the foregoing description, it will be recognized by those skilled in the art that a flashlight holder offering advantages over the prior art has been provided. Specifically, the flashlight holder assembly is fabricated from a one-piece construction and is adapted to be mounted on a conventional hard hat without requiring modification of the hard hat. Moreover the flashlight holder assembly is designed such that the flashlight is operable with one hand when retained in the holder assembly. Further, as a result of the configuration of the flashlight holder, including the low profile and the base being adapted to match the contour of the hard hat, the hard hat may be easily removed and stored with the flashlight holder left in place, thereby reducing the risk of the flashlight holder being misplaced. However, because the flashlight holder is easily removable from the hard hat, it may be removed and easily carried on a person, such as in a pocket, in a tool belt pouch, or in the various other manners described in the '543 patent.
While the present invention has been illustrated by description of several embodiments and while the illustrative embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not the intention of the applicant to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and methods, and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept.
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